The Department holds data for the UK on the number of deaths caused by fire, including by type of accommodation, and whether it was a multiple occupancy dwelling. Data are not collected by type of tenure. Comparable data are available since 1994. Data for England are shown in the following table.
Multiple occupancy dwellings All dwellings All Houses Flats, maisonettes, etc. Unspecified 1994 376 119 7 81 31 1995 428 143 13 80 50 1996 428 145 8 86 51 1997 432 144 18 86 40 1998 383 140 14 94 32 1999 334 116 9 89 18 2000 351 112 11 73 28 2001 358 120 9 82 29 2002 310 110 6 83 21 2003 344 118 9 84 25 2004 268 91 7 68 16 2005 289 103 8 74 21 2006 287 82 9 52 21 2007 (provisional) 240 74 5 59 10